Urban population, annual growth rate in Greece
Greece: Urban population, annual growth rate was 0.3735 % change on previous year in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Urban population, annual growth rate in Greece, 1961–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
The most recent figure for urban population, annual growth rate in Greece is 0.3735 % change on previous year, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 43.3% on the previous year and up 195.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urban population, annual growth rate in Greece peaked at 2.48 % change on previous year in 1967 and was at its lowest, -1.1 % change on previous year, in 2021.
That places Greece 164th out of 218 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Urban population, annual growth rate in Greece, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.73 % change on previous year | — |
| 1962 | 1.75 % change on previous year | +1.3% |
| 1963 | 1.77 % change on previous year | +0.9% |
| 1964 | 1.92 % change on previous year | +8.8% |
| 1965 | 2.12 % change on previous year | +10.6% |
| 1966 | 2.43 % change on previous year | +14.5% |
| 1967 | 2.48 % change on previous year | +2.1% |
| 1968 | 2.23 % change on previous year | -10.1% |
| 1969 | 1.8 % change on previous year | -19.1% |
| 1970 | 1.48 % change on previous year | -18.0% |
| 1971 | 1.47 % change on previous year | -0.5% |
| 1972 | 1.59 % change on previous year | +8.2% |
| 1973 | 1.37 % change on previous year | -14.3% |
| 1974 | 1.24 % change on previous year | -9.4% |
| 1975 | 1.77 % change on previous year | +43.0% |
| 1976 | 2.34 % change on previous year | +32.4% |
| 1977 | 2.02 % change on previous year | -13.5% |
| 1978 | 1.95 % change on previous year | -3.4% |
| 1979 | 1.83 % change on previous year | -6.2% |
| 1980 | 1.49 % change on previous year | -18.8% |
| 1981 | 1.32 % change on previous year | -11.2% |
| 1982 | 0.9878 % change on previous year | -25.3% |
| 1983 | 0.9213 % change on previous year | -6.7% |
| 1984 | 0.8083 % change on previous year | -12.3% |
| 1985 | 0.6725 % change on previous year | -16.8% |
| 1986 | 0.5932 % change on previous year | -11.8% |
| 1987 | 0.5788 % change on previous year | -2.4% |
| 1988 | 0.5932 % change on previous year | +2.5% |
| 1989 | 0.7419 % change on previous year | +25.1% |
| 1990 | 1.28 % change on previous year | +71.9% |
| 1991 | 1.41 % change on previous year | +10.7% |
| 1992 | 0.951 % change on previous year | -32.7% |
| 1993 | 0.7488 % change on previous year | -21.3% |
| 1994 | 0.6449 % change on previous year | -13.9% |
| 1995 | 0.6029 % change on previous year | -6.5% |
| 1996 | 0.5753 % change on previous year | -4.6% |
| 1997 | 0.6349 % change on previous year | +10.4% |
| 1998 | 0.7104 % change on previous year | +11.9% |
| 1999 | 0.56 % change on previous year | -21.2% |
| 2000 | 0.6144 % change on previous year | +9.7% |
| 2001 | 0.7709 % change on previous year | +25.5% |
| 2002 | 0.7139 % change on previous year | -7.4% |
| 2003 | 0.6977 % change on previous year | -2.3% |
| 2004 | 0.7863 % change on previous year | +12.7% |
| 2005 | 0.8845 % change on previous year | +12.5% |
| 2006 | 0.9167 % change on previous year | +3.6% |
| 2007 | 0.8691 % change on previous year | -5.2% |
| 2008 | 0.8523 % change on previous year | -1.9% |
| 2009 | 0.797 % change on previous year | -6.5% |
| 2010 | 0.5843 % change on previous year | -26.7% |
| 2011 | 0.2079 % change on previous year | -64.4% |
| 2012 | -0.2372 % change on previous year | -214.1% |
| 2013 | -0.4291 % change on previous year | +80.9% |
| 2014 | -0.3831 % change on previous year | -10.7% |
| 2015 | -0.3915 % change on previous year | +2.2% |
| 2016 | -0.1673 % change on previous year | -57.3% |
| 2017 | 0.03 % change on previous year | -117.9% |
| 2018 | 0.0017 % change on previous year | -94.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0737 % change on previous year | +4307.1% |
| 2020 | -0.0639 % change on previous year | -186.8% |
| 2021 | -1.1 % change on previous year | +1616.8% |
| 2022 | -1.05 % change on previous year | -4.5% |
| 2023 | -0.007 % change on previous year | -99.3% |
| 2024 | 0.2607 % change on previous year | -3849.4% |
| 2025 | 0.3735 % change on previous year | +43.3% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Urban population, annual growth rate in Greece changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | +4307.1% | 0.0017 % change on previous year | 0.0737 % change on previous year |
| 2024 | +3849.4% | -0.007 % change on previous year | 0.2607 % change on previous year |
| 2021 | -1616.8% | -0.0639 % change on previous year | -1.1 % change on previous year |
| 2012 | -214.1% | 0.2079 % change on previous year | -0.2372 % change on previous year |
| 2020 | -186.8% | 0.0737 % change on previous year | -0.0639 % change on previous year |
| 2017 | +117.9% | -0.1673 % change on previous year | 0.03 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.03 % change on previous year | 1.73 % change on previous year | 2.48 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.71 % change on previous year | 1.24 % change on previous year | 2.34 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.8708 % change on previous year | 0.5788 % change on previous year | 1.49 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8116 % change on previous year | 0.56 % change on previous year | 1.41 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7903 % change on previous year | 0.6144 % change on previous year | 0.9167 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.0711 % change on previous year | -0.4291 % change on previous year | 0.5843 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.2637 % change on previous year | -1.1 % change on previous year | 0.3735 % change on previous year | 6 |
Countries ranked near Greece
- 161 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 0.3945 % change on previous year compare
- 162 Lithuania 0.3848 % change on previous year compare
- 163 Grenada 0.378 % change on previous year compare
- 165 North Macedonia 0.332 % change on previous year compare
- 166 Barbados 0.3241 % change on previous year compare
- 167 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.3195 % change on previous year compare
More climate change data for Greece
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 219.81 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 6,235 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1,821 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 4,415 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 6.87 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 157.66 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 1,914 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1,538 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 375.62 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 5.8 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is urban population, annual growth rate in Greece?
- Urban population, annual growth rate in Greece was 0.3735 % change on previous year in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest urban population, annual growth rate recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 2.48 % change on previous year in 1967.
- What is the lowest urban population, annual growth rate recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.1 % change on previous year in 2021.
- How does Greece rank for urban population, annual growth rate?
- Greece ranks 164th out of 218 countries with data for 2025.
- Is urban population, annual growth rate rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is up 195.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Greece data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Urban population, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Urban population. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Urban population World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Urban population. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.